Word: idealize
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Since Pearl came to Harvard, she has publicly accused deans and Faculty members of "institutional racism," "sexism," "intransigence," "distorting the facts," and general "sleaziness." Highest on her list of sins, however, has been violation of democratic ideals. "Harvard right now is being run by a bureaucratic clique," she says. In her ideal world, by contrast, an elected council of Faculty, students, and employees would govern the University. Administrators would have little discretionary authority. A student member of the Corporation would participate in investment decisions. Self-governance would be an important part of a Harvard education...
...many ways, the first impression would be correct. Stanlake Mudavanhu Samkange seems to be an ideal Harvard ambassador, leaving Cambridge today after having tapped many of the University's resources and enjoyed them all. Asked if there is anything off hand," though he "probably could think of something...
...Schubert knows that his strengths lie in musical areas rather than literary ones. "I'm a cocky kind of guy," he says with a smile. "I tend to think my ideas are better than anyone else's. But I know I'm not a lyricist." Unfortunately, he notes, the ideal partner/lyricist has eluded him at Harvard...
...duties to study the chances and implications of adhering to the aid-blind approach, spent much of the spring going from House to House for dinner, talking to groups of students. One of his main questions was how much students felt it was worth straining to adhere to the ideal. How much more, he asked, could the available money be spread (in the form of work-study and loans rather than grants) before the pressure of a work-study job outweighed the benefits of being here...
...ideal of capitalism is to generate long-term wealth for the general welfare. Unfortunately, in everyday practice capitalists extract as much short-term profit as possible. As America concentrates more of its wealth in fewer but larger corporations, we will forsake our moral strength and ethical honesty. Novak may believe what he has written. However, his theory abandons all values save that of the dollar...